Columbus patisserie Pistacia Vera returns to the North Market

Pistacia Vera has taken its macaroons, croissants, jars of
homemade preserves and cups of special-blend coffee back to the
North Market.

Described by restaurant
rating firm Zagat as a "spectacular, tastefully modern boutique bakery," the French patisserie
was opened as simply Pistacia by siblings Spencer Budros and Anne Fletcher in the North Market in
2004. The two moved it three years later to the historic Reiner’s property in German Village, where
there has been a bakery in residence since 1930.

“My family has a special place in its heart for the market,"
Fletcher said in a statement. "We had great memories here as children and will
continue to make memories with the opening of our market location.”

Now known as Pistacia Vera, the siblings operate both locations
next to the
Fish Guys at the North Market and at 541 South Third St.